PCI Perspectives

  Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. At our Community Meetings in 2022, the Council announced a significant change to its Participating Organization program. Today, I am joined by the Council’s Senior Vice President of Education and Engagement, Mark Meissner who has been spearheading this effort, and is going to talk about some of these changes over the past couple of years, and how the PO program has evolved. Welcome, Mark!

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published a resource guide with information on how to earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits through the Council. 

  With the upcoming retirement of PCI DSS v3.2.1 on 31 March 2024, organizations will be transitioning to new validation documents for their PCI DSS v4 assessments. In this Q&A with PCI Security Standards Council’s Director of Data Security Standards Lauren Holloway, we look at some of the key changes in the PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) for version 4 and what organizations using SAQs need to know.

  Welcome HUMAN Security, a new Principal Participating Organization (PPO) at the PCI Security Standards Council! In this special spotlight edition of our PCI Perspectives Blog, HUMAN Security’s Senior Director of Product Management, Client-side Defense & Compliance Jeff Zitomer introduces us to his company and how they are helping to shape the future of payment security.

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsor, Galix.  Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today, I am joined by Lance Johnson, who has been the Executive Director of the Council for more than six years and a member of the payments industry for more than 40 years. In light of your recent retirement announcement, we’re here to reflect on all the moments that have defined your distinguished career, Lance, and to of course, thank you for all of the contributions you’ve made to our industry. 

  After detailed discussions with community stakeholders, PCI SSC is discontinuing theItems Noted for Improvement (INFI) Worksheet, which was introduced with PCI DSS v4.0.  

From 11 March to 11 April, eligible PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the currently published version of the PCI Secure Software Standard during a 30-day request for comments (RFC) period.    

  We are pleased to welcome the newest organizations that have joined as Associate Participating Organizations of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). These organizations play a crucial role in supporting the evolution of the PCI Security Standards and programs and promoting the implementation of PCI Security Standards worldwide to protect payment data. We look forward to their involvement with the Council as we help secure the future of payments.  

  Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today I am thrilled to introduce the Council’s new Executive Director, Gina Gobeyn. Gina joins PCI SSC following the announcement of Lance Johnson’s retirement this year. As Executive Director, Gina will drive the organization’s strategic direction, its operations, and oversee the PCI SSC senior leadership team and staff. I’m delighted to have you join us today, Gina.

  Welcome PROSA, a new Principal Participating Organization (PPO) at the PCI Security Standards Council! In this special spotlight edition of our PCI Perspectives Blog, PROSA CISO Valther Galván Ponce de León introduces us to his company and how they are helping to shape the future of payment security.